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San Diego International Airport
An HH-3F over CGAS San Diego, 1981. Lindbergh Field opened on October 16, 1934, on the Pacific Highway.The San Diego International Airport East Terminal opened on March 6, 1967, and the West Terminal opened July 11, 1979.
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
First known as Gibbs Field, the airport opened in July 1940 as an all-way clay and gravel surface airfield.It was founded by William Gibbs (1910–2016). In 1950, the airport was renamed Montgomery Field in honor of John Joseph Montgomery, an aviation pioneer who, in 1884 to 1886, made the first manned, controlled, heavier-than-air flights in the United States from Otay Mesa, south of San ...
Dutch Flats Airport, California. Dutch Flats Airport is a former airport in the Midway area, a neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is located at the northern (mainland) end of the Point Loma peninsula, northwest of downtown San Diego and just west of Old Town. Other names include: Ryan Airport, Mahoney Airport, and Speer Airport .
Midway, San Diego. Coordinates: 32°44′28.94″N 117°12′54.7″W. Aerial image of Midway District, looking northwest. Dimmed areas include Old Town, Loma Portal, Liberty Station, Point Loma, and the San Diego River. The Midway area is a neighborhood in San Diego, California. It is located at the northern (mainland) end of the Point Loma ...
The aircraft was built in Convair's San Diego facility at Lindbergh Field and was taken to San Diego Bay for testing in December 1952. [4] On 14 January 1953, with E. D. "Sam" Shannon at the controls, the aircraft inadvertently made its first short flight during what was supposed to be a fast taxi run; its official maiden flight was on 9 April ...
Catalina Airport. Catalina Airport (IATA: AVX, ICAO: KAVX, FAA LID: AVX) is a privately owned airport located 6.4 miles (10.2 km) northwest of the central business district of Avalon, California, United States, [2][3] in the middle of Catalina Island. The airport is open to the public and allows general aviation aircraft to land there.